as in fisher
someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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The boat was carrying around 30 people from different countries including seven women and four children, IOM said citing five survivors who were rescued by fishermen Saturday morning.
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Eve Brennan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bird meets fishermen who tell him about a wealthy nobleman who keeps carved boxes with light inside.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
As for the fishermen [who rescued the POWs], both the old or the young still didn’t think that their ancestors had done anything worthy of praise.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry on Thursday addressed reports multiple Vietnamese fishermen and vessels seized in late September near the Paracel Islands, known in Vietnam as Hoang Sa and in China as the Xisha Islands, remained in custody.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eve Brennan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bird meets fishermen who tell him about a wealthy nobleman who keeps carved boxes with light inside.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
As for the fishermen [who rescued the POWs], both the old or the young still didn’t think that their ancestors had done anything worthy of praise.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry on Thursday addressed reports multiple Vietnamese fishermen and vessels seized in late September near the Paracel Islands, known in Vietnam as Hoang Sa and in China as the Xisha Islands, remained in custody.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherman. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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